Prep Girls Hoops: Le-Win, Pearl City advance to semis

PEARL CITY - Ryan Hahne had been waiting all season for Lena-Winslow to put together its most complete game of the season.

It finally came Monday for the Panthers in the Pearl City Regional quarterfinals against Forreston.

Le-Win held the Cardinals' best scorers, Maggie Curry and Rachel Walton, to a combined seven points in a dominant 58-30 win. The Panthers take on Eastland (23-5) in the semifinals at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

"Offensively and defensively the effort was there all night," coach Hahne said. "We limited their best scorers and didn't allow a lot of open shots.

"Overall it was a great effort by everyone who was out there."

Forreston (16-15) scored just 13 points at halftime after shooting just 21 percent (6 of 28) from the field. The Cardinals finished the game at 27 percent (13 of 48) shooting.

Both Curry and Walton were held scoreless in the first half.

"Their zone was very spread out," Curry said. "We're more of a three-point shooting team and our shots weren't falling."

Forreston shot 4 of 26 from beyond the arc for the game, a sluggish 15 percent.

The Panthers (15-9) outpaced the Cardinals, as Forreston had no answer for sophomore Kenzie Temperly in the first half, where she scored 12 of her game-high 21 points

"She always works her butt off," Le-Win senior guard Ashley Block said. "I always make sure to look for her and get her the ball and she just is able to put it in."

"She's been stepping it up all year," Hahne said.

Block added 15 points and four steals, which helped the Panthers build and keep a large lead.

"She put together one of the best games I've seen out of an individual all year," Hahne said. "She still got her points, but at the same time she was unselfish and only forced it when she needed to. And on defense she had no lapses and knew when to attack."

Curry's night ended with a bittersweet moment. The senior's last point was a memorable one at the free-throw line as fans cheered her career 1,000th point. Unfortunately for her, the game was out of reach with 4:02 left in the fourth quarter with Forreston trailing, 48-25.

"It's a huge milestone to get it," said Curry, who finished with four points, "But my season ended tonight so, that's that."

Hanna Metzger finished with a team-high 10 points in the loss, while Rachel Walton was held to just three points.

Pearl City 58, Orangeville 47: The Wolves looked as though they would blow out the Broncos, but they kept hanging around.

Pearl City (16-10) didn't pull away until for good until the final three minutes of the game, when Orangeville (5-19) simply didn't have the firepower to earn one more run.

"They're a young team and they're gonna be incredibly good," Pearl City coach Mike Lee said. "They have no quit and are well coached. And in girls basketball, anything can happen in any night."

Greta Heimerdinger led Pearl City after scoring a game-high 23 points and grabbing 14 rebounds.